Justina Deedee Quailes v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-25-00251-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

JUSTINA DEEDEE QUAILES, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

ON APPEAL FROM THE 430TH DISTRICT COURT
OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Tijerina and Justices Peña and West
Memorandum Opinion by Justice West

Appellant filed a notice of appeal attempting to appeal a judgment of conviction in

trial court cause number CR-1749-23-J. We now dismiss the appeal for want of

jurisdiction.

Upon review of the documents filed, the trial court has certified that appellant “has

NO right of appeal” and has “waived the right of appeal.” See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2).
On June 6, 2025, we ordered appellant’s counsel to review the record and determine

whether appellant had the right to appeal. On November 7, 2025, appellant’s counsel filed

a response concluding that appellant does not have the right to pursue this appeal.

The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that an appeal must be dismissed

if the trial court’s certification does not show that the defendant has the right of appeal.

See id. R. 25.2(d), 37.1, and 44.3. Accordingly, this case is dismissed for want of

jurisdiction.

JON WEST
Justice

Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Delivered and filed on the
8th day of January, 2026.

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